From time to time, God has called His people to separate from an organization, which, though originally called of Him, has fallen into deep apostasy. What God does, Satan seeks to counter.
Therefore, when God calls His children to separate from those who are no longer His, Satan works very hard to prevent this happening. Conversely, where God is against separation, Satan is for it.
God’s reasons for His children leaving the apostate churches are the same in every case, while Satan never varies from the arguments he uses to prevent this. The enemy is especially adept at using Scripture to achieve the opposite result from what God intended it should. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the basic principles involved in both God’s and Satan’s arguments in order to know what the real truth is and to take the appropriate action.
This is a study of those arguments and counter-arguments with special reference to the way in which Paul used God’s truth to meet Satan’s errors. 42p
Contents
- The Situation
- The Argument Against Separation
- A Past Example
- What Then is the Answer?
- Paul’s Argument
- Physical and Spiritual Descendants
- Esau and Jacob: Physical vs. Spiritual
- Rahab and Ruth: A Living Connection
- The Promises are for the Faithful
- Children of the Flesh
- Another Look at the Situation
- The Straight and Narrow Path
- On the Path and In the Light
- Tests of Loyalty
- In Conclusion
